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2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize
Entry to the 2025 Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize closes Friday 1 August! The Michèle Whitecliffe Art Writing Prize seeks to foster debate and encourage participation in an evolving conversation about the visual arts. Supported by Michèle Whitecliffe and established in memory of her late husband, Greg Whitecliffe, the Prize’s aim is to draw out […]
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Matchbox by Usawa: Call for Submissions
Exciting opportunity for international writers! Usawa Literary Review invites contributions for a special issue of Matchbox by Usawa in genres of poetry, short fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and creative non-fiction, based around the theme: We Are Here – Writings by Afghan Women. Edited by poet and curator Shikha Sawhney Lamba, this issue gathers writings by Afghan […]
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Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award
Britain’s biggest flash fiction prize – open to writers worldwide £2,000 prize for writers worldwide and stories on any topic up to 250 words. We welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, gritty realism, contemporary, humour and more. Anything that can be packed into 250 words that will transport us in an instant […]
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ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize longlist
The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is one of Australia’s leading prizes for an original short story, with a total prize value of $12,500. It honours the work of the great Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley (1923–2007). This year’s judges are Julie Janson, John Kinsella, and Maria Takolander. ABR is delighted to announce the longlist: Lachlan Alexander […]
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Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency Recipient
Octavia Cade is the recipient of Creative New Zealand’s 2026 Berlin Writer’s Residency. Octavia is an established and prize-winning writer of speculative fiction with a PhD in science communication. It’s fitting that her standout application is to write a novel about Saturn the alligator, a non-fictional creature that really did escape from the Berlin Zoo […]
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AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) Entries Now Open
AAANZ Art Writing and Publishing Awards (AWAPAs) recognise the best in arts writing and research across Australia and New Zealand. AWAPAs Entry Form ENTRIES for the 2025 AWAPAs are NOW OPEN The AWAPAs highlight the vitality of arts publishing in the region and acknowledges the contribution of both emerging and established scholars, curators and artists. […]
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Storylines Awards 2026 Now Open!
Entries for the 2026 Storylines Manuscript Awards are open – and close 31 October. These prestigious awards support emerging and established Aotearoa NZ writers in creating high-quality books for young readers. Prizes include publication opportunities, cash prizes and mentorship.
Continue readingWhat’s New? Storylines has revised its entry process – all entries are now digital only, with no printed copies required. […]
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Theatremakers Award 2025
Congratulations to the inaugural winners of the Theatremakers Award, Ayush Aditya and Marcus Savelio. Their new work Mic Drop will receive development support from Playmarket over the coming months. Mic Drop is a new hip-hop musical which premiered as part of the NZ Fringe Festival in February of this year. It uses rap as a […]
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THE ASLA DANZ CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD 2026 IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!
Diversity is more than a label. The right representation matters. And DANZ is creating essential change. It is with great excitement and absolute pleasure that we launch into our third year of celebrating and spotlighting some of the very best diverse children’s literature available in Australia and New Zealand today. After a successful 2024 and 2025 […]
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Bridport Prize Memoir Award
Your own story In your own words We all have a story to tell about ourselves, the good, the bad and the how did I end up there? Celebrate a snapshot of your life, a fragment in time or rear view mirror look at what was and now is. We initially need 5,000 to 8,000 […]
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Booksellers Choice Award 2025 Finalists Announced
We are so excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 Booksellers’ Choice Awards! Adult Award finalists Amma by Saraid de Silva (Moa Press) The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise Ward (Penguin Random House New Zealand) The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour and Jude Dobson (Allen & Unwin New Zealand) […]
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NZSA Northland Short Story Awards
Our short story competitions are now open for entries Adult section – $1000 FIRST PRIZE OPEN TO ALL WRITERS IN NEW ZEALAND Entry fee – $10 per story Young writers from Northland can enter our High school and Year 7&8 sections for free. All information, closing dates and entry forms available at https://northlandauthors.co.nz/competition-details-and…/ Thank you […]
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